Christian Headlines: Some conservatives are worried that the liberal Left and some upcoming Texas state bills may try “to ban Christianity in Texas.”
Erick Erickson, a conservative blogger and radio host, writes in The Resurgent, that some half a dozen bills will ban Christianity “in all but name.”
This continues a long line of thought first advocated by the Obama Administration, which sought to restrict the ‘free exercise’ clause of the First Amendment to a ‘freedom of worship’ standard. In other words, be a Christian in church on Sunday, but nowhere else,” he says.
“Christianity is not a religion of the church pew, but of the town square. Texas progressives are trying to ban it from anywhere outside the church,” he added in his column.
Erickson was referring to Texas bills, including HB 224, HB 254, HB 850 and SB 151, all which would prohibit the discrimination of sexual orientation or gender identity by businesses, including Christian-owned ones. Previously, Christian businesses have claimed they have the right to refuse service based on their religious beliefs.
Two other bills are also being considered. HB 517 would require Christian counselors to affirm transgenderism and SB 154 would force doctors to create birth certificates retroactively for patients who gender transition.
Dave Welch, president of the Texas Pastors Council, also said the bills could mean less rights for Christians.
“The mad dash by some Democrat House and Senate members to push false narratives that sexual behavior is the same as skin color and that mental illness deserves the same honored status as religious belief is ominous evidence that the criminalization of religious faith and common sense are on the horizon,” he said.
Texas Values a state conservative advocacy group, has also mounted a campaign to show that the house bill #BanTheBible.
“#BanTheBible doesn’t have to mean confiscating physical Bibles yet,” the group said in a statement, “but it does mean something even worse — stripping Texans’ right to practice biblical teachings out of their lives.”
Our Comment:
The more the radical progressive democratic agenda presses against the Republican Christian right, the more they will be pushed to opposite extremes. Do you think a day is coming when the Christian right will be pushed so far that it will go to the opposite extreme and start advocating for Christian worship laws to bring the progressives in line. By the way, please don’t accuse me of siding with Republicans. I think they are just as dangerous, especially when pushed to the extreme as they are. Make no mistake about it; America is being pushed into Sunday laws by extremism on both sides.
Prophetic Link:
“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.” Revelation 13:15.
Comments
Andrea
Friday February 8th, 2019 at 08:51 AMJohn 9:4
4. “I must work the works of Him that sent me, while it is DAY: the night cometh, when no man can work.”
Father in heaven, give us strength to stand amidst what is coming upon us as an overwhelming surprise! IN JESUS NAME, AMEN!
# 3 ANGELS MESSAGE!
# Vidicate God’s TRUE CHARACTER TO ALL MANKIND!
Today is the day!
Guy E Pipili
Friday February 8th, 2019 at 11:03 AMSounds like the hegelian dialectic is being used in full force. Yes the far right would benefit if those bills do not pass. But, if those bills do pass, then we would be doing our work under very difficult circumstances. If these bills passes in Texas, the next logical step would be for other states to pass similar bills. California is trying hard to do so.
ELENA
Saturday February 9th, 2019 at 11:27 AMI REBUKE EVERY PRINCIPALITIES AND GOVERNORS OF THE AIR IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME AMEN…
ELENA
Saturday February 9th, 2019 at 11:30 AM1, REPENT
2, RECEIVE
3, BELIEVE
JESUS IS LORD AND SAVIOR AN HE’S COMING SOON BE READY FOR JUDGEMENT FOR THOSE THAT DISOBEY THE WORD OF THE LIVING BIBLE AMEN …
Richard D. Brown
Monday February 11th, 2019 at 08:21 AMEvery body wants to force another to do something…. it’s only sad.
Richard D. Brown
Monday February 11th, 2019 at 08:22 AMApproved? Please, tell me where free speech is going?